Michael John O'DWYER

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O'DWYER, Michael John

Service Number:	860
Enlisted:	5 September 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 1879
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

5 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 860, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 860, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 860, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

According to the book “Our Dear Old Battalion” written by Ron Austin on page 43 a soldier related that “once ashore the Platoon Sergeant Ted Ault ordered us to split as we neared what was afterwards called the Pimple; Ault, 869 Fred Pearson, 759 Jackie Thompson, 210 Bill Burt, 862 Bill Stewart and 860 Mick O’Dwyer being amongst those that went to the left while others went to the right. None of the left party were ever seen again.”

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Birth name registered as Michael James O'Dwyer number 17200

Address at the time of enlistment was 679 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria

Son of Michael John O'Dwyer and Mary Ann O'Dwyer nee Moore of 72 Anderson Street, Ironbark, Bendigo. Brother of Joseph Frank O'Dwyer who returned to Australia on 30 January 1918 having served with the 6th Battalion and Edward Joseph O'Dwyer

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Served a 7 years apprenticeship with Trembath & Sons, builders

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